Chevrolet exhaust system problems
Across all Chevrolet models in NHTSA's complaint database, 1,701 complaints involve exhaust system. The Blazer accounts for the largest share (15%). The single worst model year is the 1995 Blazer with 118 exhaust system complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 1,701 about exhaust system, all Chevrolet models
- Most affected
- Blazer 15% of these complaints
- Typical mileage
- 64,000 miles 775 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 16 and 38
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Which Chevrolet models
Worst model years for exhaust system
- 1995 Chevrolet Blazer118 complaints
- 2001 Chevrolet Malibu36 complaints
- 1993 Chevrolet Blazer32 complaints
- 1994 Chevrolet Blazer32 complaints
- 1998 Chevrolet Malibu28 complaints
Exhaust system complaints by model year
View the numbers
| Model year | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 1990 | 6 |
| 1991 | 26 |
| 1992 | 25 |
| 1993 | 70 |
| 1994 | 89 |
| 1995 | 206 |
| 1996 | 114 |
| 1997 | 108 |
| 1998 | 130 |
| 1999 | 149 |
| 2000 | 126 |
| 2001 | 137 |
| 2002 | 91 |
| 2003 | 62 |
| 2004 | 60 |
| 2005 | 48 |
| 2006 | 27 |
| 2007 | 28 |
| 2008 | 20 |
| 2009 | 11 |
| 2010 | 12 |
| 2011 | 12 |
| 2012 | 12 |
| 2013 | 6 |
| 2014 | 12 |
| 2015 | 9 |
| 2016 | 3 |
| 2017 | 13 |
| 2018 | 24 |
| 2019 | 7 |
| 2020 | 31 |
| 2021 | 11 |
| 2022 | 5 |
| 2023 | 6 |
| 2024 | 4 |
| 2025 | 1 |
Among the 775 of these complaints that report mileage, the median is about 64,000 miles.
Complaint counts are not adjusted for how many vehicles each brand sells, so large brands naturally have more complaints.